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Anatomical Appreciation
there is not a muscle or structure
in the body
that has a more keenly developed sense of alertness
and ability to accommodate itself
to varying situations
it is like the goalie in hockey
always alert
they say man has succeeded
where the animals fail
because
of the clever use of his hands
yet
when compared to the hands
the sphincter ani is far superior.
if you place into your cupped hands
a mixture of fluid solid and gas
and then
through an opening at the bottom
try to let only the gas escape
you will fail
yet
the sphincter ani can do it
the sphincter apparently
can differentiate
between solid fluid and gas
it apparently
can tell
whether its owner
is alone or with someone
whether
standing up or sitting down
whether
its owner has
his pants on or off
no other muscle in the body
is such a protector of the dignity of man
yet
so ready to come to his relief
a muscle like this
is worth protecting
Excerpt from the introduction of a report on hemorrhoidectomy written by WC Bornemeier and published in Am J of Proctology, Feb, 1960.)
in the body
that has a more keenly developed sense of alertness
and ability to accommodate itself
to varying situations
it is like the goalie in hockey
always alert
they say man has succeeded
where the animals fail
because
of the clever use of his hands
yet
when compared to the hands
the sphincter ani is far superior.
if you place into your cupped hands
a mixture of fluid solid and gas
and then
through an opening at the bottom
try to let only the gas escape
you will fail
yet
the sphincter ani can do it
the sphincter apparently
can differentiate
between solid fluid and gas
it apparently
can tell
whether its owner
is alone or with someone
whether
standing up or sitting down
whether
its owner has
his pants on or off
no other muscle in the body
is such a protector of the dignity of man
yet
so ready to come to his relief
a muscle like this
is worth protecting
Excerpt from the introduction of a report on hemorrhoidectomy written by WC Bornemeier and published in Am J of Proctology, Feb, 1960.)
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